Chapter 13 Tanigawa's Collection
At night, while Tanigawa was asleep, Ai sneaked into the kitchen, took out a kitchen knife and put it under the pillow.

She believed that if she stayed with Tanigawa, she would be killed by the organization sooner or later.

And it wasn't because her identity as 'Sulli' was exposed. The more likely possibility was that Tanigawa had provoked the organization, and she was just a little girl who was innocently implicated.

Xiao Ai touched the kitchen knife.

When the time comes, I'd better die.

Silent all night.

Early in the morning, Tanigawa rubbed his eyes and walked out of the room, and saw Ai eating breakfast alone.

"Why didn't you call me today?" Tanigawa, with his messy hair, sat next to Ai.

"Because I'm angry with you." Xiao Ai ate her breakfast calmly, chewing slowly and elegantly.

"Why are you angry? Did I get you into trouble with the police yesterday or something?"

"Will you change if I tell you?"

"Probably not." Tanigawa thought for a moment and replied.

Now all he wants to do is follow his own will and he doesn't want to change for any reason.

"If you don't know, then why are you asking me?" Xiao Ai seemed to have expected Tanigawa's answer. She finished the food on the plate and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

"Where's my meal?" Tanigawa asked, touching his stomach.

"Why should I help you cook?"

Tanigawa rummaged through the drawers and cabinets in the kitchen and soon found a sandwich in the cabinet.

"You clearly prepared it for me but you just didn't tell me. Look, you're being arrogant again." Tanigawa stuffed the sandwich into his mouth.

Xiao Ai paused and turned to look at Tanikawa Ning angrily.

I've already said it, I'm not a tsundere!
"I'll take you to the amusement park at noon." Tanigawa handed the plate to Ai.

"Not interested." Xiao Ai curled her lips.

"Why do you pretend not to want it when you obviously want it? Tsundere Ai is so cute." Tanigawa touched Ai's head.

Haibara Ai helplessly shook off Tanigawa's hand.

Never mind, I'm just a tsundere.

"Before going to the amusement park, let's go to my collection museum first. All my collections have been shipped back." Tanigawa said with a smile.

When she arrived at the collection hall, Xiao Ai was stunned when she saw the armor displayed inside.

"Why is it here?" Xiao Ai asked curiously.

"Someone insisted on giving me this armor, and I had to accept it."

Ai was convinced by Tanigawa, who believed his argument was reasonable and logical.

However, this "giving" is not necessarily voluntary.

A large number of things were randomly piled on the ground. There was a piece of paper attached to each item, and on the paper was written "Collection Point: ***", which should be the data used by Tanigawa to show the value of those items.

"A murder happened yesterday, and you took over this art gallery today?"

"Yes, I have already signed the contract with the deceased Shin." Tanigawa said happily.

Originally, this art museum was sold to me by Shinaka when he knew that I was going to buy a museum. Shinaka planned to buy this art museum and then sell it to me at a low price as a favor.

Tanigawa was happy about this. Anyway, Makoto would be dead sooner or later, so he should not refuse this favor.

"Why do you have a collection of pistols here?" Xiao Ai picked up the Beretta pistol.

"Someone gave it to me." Tanigawa took the gun from Ai's hand.

Children should not touch such dangerous things.

"Do you have a gun license?" Xiao Ai asked.

"No." Tanigawa said as a matter of course.

As expected, I shouldn't have asked such a stupid question. Xiao Ai patted her head. She already knew that Tanigawa was a person who liked to ignore the law. It was just illegal to collect a pistol, which was nothing.

"Are you sure this gun was given to you by someone else?" Ai doubted what Tanigawa said.

Who would give Tanigawa a gun?
"Sure. If he didn't come to ask me for it, then he gave it to me." Tanigawa said.

If Gin didn't want to give it to himself, then the pistol would be taken away just like Gin's old car.

Ha ha.

Xiao Ai continued with a gloomy face to look for other things in Tanigawa's collection to see if there were any more shocking collections.

To Ai's surprise, there were indeed more explosive things inside.

"Go and turn yourself in." Xiao Ai sighed.

She felt that Tanigawa deserved to go to jail more than she, an evil scientist.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Although these things are somewhat illegal, as long as I am not caught by the police on the spot, I am still a law-abiding citizen."

Haha, law-abiding citizens collect explosives, right?
If law-abiding citizens are like this, then what do criminals look like in your eyes? Would they fly an armed helicopter and bomb the Tokyo Tower?

"Also, if I go to prison, how will you live alone outside?" Tanigawa expressed his true feelings.

"I will cook for one less person and wash one less person's dishes. And I won't have to worry about you getting into trouble outside and a little girl like me being implicated..."

Xiao Ai recounted what would happen to her after Tanigawa went to prison, and Tanigawa covered her mouth in annoyance.

"Okay, stop talking. I know you can't bear to leave me." Tanigawa didn't want Ai to continue.

Xiao Ai couldn't refute because her mouth was covered.

"Woooooo~"

"Speak." Tanigawa took his hand away from Xiaoai's mouth and wiped his saliva on her body in disgust.

Xiao Ai frowned and rubbed the part of her face that was stained with saliva on Tanigawa's body.

Tanigawa dodged flexibly, causing Ai to miss several times.

"Are you 'collecting' pistols and explosives in order to commit murder and crimes and disrupt society?"

After Xiao Ai wiped the saliva off her clothes, she asked Tanigawa in confusion.

The things Tanigawa collected were too weird, and Ai really didn't believe that he was not a criminal.

"No, I collect them purely because they have collection value." Tanigawa shook his head.

[Beretta pistol, worth 10 collection points. (Gin's gun)]

[Homemade explosives, worth 5 collection points. (The explosives used by a blasting genius to blow up a building)]

[Armor, worth 6 collection points. (The most artistic murder)]

【…】

Tanigawa looked at Ai again.

[Gray Hara Ai, worth 100 collection points. (original name Miyano Shiho, a scientist on the run from a criminal organization. PhD in biology, engaged in drug research in a criminal organization)]

"What kind of collection value is it? I think it's practical value." Xiao Ai said sarcastically.

With Tanigawa's temper, he will be blocked by someone sooner or later. Collect pistols and explosives, so that you can deal with those who come to seek revenge.

Tanigawa shrugged.

Of course, I collect these things for the system's collection points, but I certainly can't tell Ai about this.

After getting the collection point of the system, Tanigawa actually didn't care about these items anymore. But he couldn't just throw them away, so he had to put them here.

"Don't worry, Xiao Ai. I will definitely not throw you away."

"It's up to you." Xiao Ai said indifferently.

If it's inexplicable, who cares if you abandon me. And if you abandon me, it must be because I'm fed up with you and leave myself.

(End of this chapter)